Charlie's Birth Day

We went to the hospital to have Charlie on Monday, January 18th at 7:00. It was all very planned which was a new experience for us, and a very good one. Because of swine flu the hospital has rules right now that no kids under 14 can come to visit, so Anna and Max went up to Logan to stay at Grandma Judy's and Grandpa Bob's to play while we were at the hospital. I missed them so much! We were so excited to finally meet Charlie and I couldn't wait to have our family all together. I was induced at 7:30 and Charlie was born at 9:30, and it was an amazingly easy labor. Charlie was a big baby--9 lbs and 4 oz. He looked just exactly like Max to me in those first moments, except with his own sweet spirit and soft, soft blonde hair. Even before Charlie was born I thought I could tell that he was calm and content, and it has proven true. He is a sweet, sweet boy and we love him so much. I feel very blessed to be his mommy.